A bespoke, curriculum-aligned online provision for Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust — built around the two cohorts your team has described at Archbishop Holgate's, and ready to extend to Malton School under one trust agreement.
Across recent conversations with your team at Archbishop Holgate's — Hannah Reeder (Alternative Provision Lead) and Hannah Woolerton (Assistant Headteacher: SEND & Inclusion) — two distinct needs have emerged. Purple Ruler can serve both from a single, consistent provision, and put the same model in front of Malton School.
Students in your in-school alternative provision who need targeted English & Maths support around the existing timetable — mapped to your schemes of work, on an 18-week KS3 SEMH reintegration pathway from September.
Small-group, grade-focused English & Maths for Key Stage 4 cohorts working toward exam outcomes — the same trusted teacher every week, mapped to your exam boards.
For learners not currently accessing school at all, our full pre-built timetable (English, Maths, Science, with PSHE / Careers / PE) gives a stable structure while reintegration is planned. Detailed separately on request.
This proposal focuses on the two group provisions you asked us to price — Blueprint (B) and Distinction (D) — with the Academy (A) model noted as the natural route for the fully out-of-school cohort.
Pathfinder educates more than 6,000 children across York and Ryedale. Of its schools, two are secondary — and both are the natural home for a shared KS3–KS4 inclusion and exam-prep provision under a single trust framework.
Where the conversation began — AP relaunch for KS3 SEMH reintegration plus an out-of-school cohort. Two senior leads already engaged.
Pathfinder's second secondary, reunited with Holgate's under the same trust. The identical provision can be extended here with no new setup overhead.
On-roll figures and Pupil Premium proportions from current published data. A trust agreement lets either school draw on the same provision, teachers and reporting standard.
Both models run live, teacher-led lessons in groups of up to six — the same teacher every session for routine and consistency, every lesson mapped to your curriculum and adapted as students progress.
Live lessons on your scheme of work and timetable, for the in-school AP cohort needing English & Maths top-up and KS3 SEMH reintegration.
Small-group, grade-focused tuition for KS4 students working toward exam outcomes — aligned to your exam boards and assessment calendar.
Schools are not charged VAT. The rate is per slot, not per student — the same hourly price covers up to six students. 5-working-day setup once onboarding forms are received.
Our group rate increases for the 2026/27 academic year. A trust commits once, and we hold every Blueprint and Distinction group at the current £29.17 / hour ex VAT for the full term of the agreement — across both secondaries.
Confirming an annual trust agreement ahead of the new academic year protects you from the 2026/27 uplift on every group you run — Blueprint and Distinction, Holgate's and Malton. The earlier the agreement is in place, the longer the saving runs, and the sooner teachers and timetables are locked in for a clean September start.
| Item | Calculation | Cost (ex VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Per group, per hour | — | £29.17 |
| Per week — 3×30min English + 3×30min Maths (3 hrs) | £29.17 × 3 | £87.51 |
| Per month (4 teaching weeks) | £87.51 × 4 | £350.04 |
| Full 18-week course | £87.51 × 18 | £1,575.18 |
| Single subject only (English or Maths) | half of the above | £787.59 |
| Students in the slot | Per student · 18-wk course |
|---|---|
| 3 students | £525.06 |
| 4 students | £393.80 |
| 5 students | £315.04 |
| 6 students (full slot) | £262.53 |
Starting with 3–4 students leaves seats open; additional students join the existing group at no extra weekly cost.
Run one Blueprint group at Holgate's and one at Malton (English & Maths, 18 weeks each) and the pair comes to £3,150.36 ex VAT — with the rate held against the 2026/27 increase for the whole agreement.
Add a Distinction KS4 group at the same £29.17/hr, and every group sits under one trust agreement, one onboarding, one reporting standard — not separate per-school arrangements.
Indicative; final trust-wide schedule modelled to your group count and weekly hours at contracting.
The White Horse Federation built a single trust-wide alternative provision with Purple Ruler — pooling seats across its schools into one inclusion hub. It is the model this proposal puts in front of Pathfinder.
"The purpose of this work is to reach the students nobody else could." — Tim James, SEND & Inclusion Lead, White Horse Federation
Pathfinder starts with the same building blocks — two secondaries, shared curriculum standards, one inclusion vision. A single agreement turns two school conversations into one trust provision.
Purple Ruler meets all the minimum standards for online education across every section of its Ofsted monitoring (October 2025), and is an approved online AP in York.
"A significant strength of Purple Ruler is the support staff provide for pupils with SEND… each pupil receives carefully tailored, individualised teaching."— Ofsted, October 2025
"Communication with those who commission places is a strength. Consequently, commissioners feel well-informed." A full commissioning & compliance / due-diligence pack and the most recent Ofsted report are available on request.
Purple Ruler presented at the York Schools Fair Access Meeting, and is in live conversation with leaders at Archbishop Holgate's about a September provision. This isn't a cold pitch — it's a local partner your trust already knows.
Live lessons can be running within a week of completed onboarding — comfortably inside the window for a September start.
Before any agreement, we'll run a one-week Academy trial for up to two of your current students, free of charge — live lessons Monday to Friday across English, Maths and Science (or English and Maths only), with dashboard access so your team can review engagement in real time, and a mid-trial check-in on the Wednesday. It's the simplest way to let leadership see the teaching and platform ahead of the September Blueprint rollout.
A short session with Hannah Reeder and Hannah Woolerton together, so we scope both cohorts — the in-school AP top-up and the out-of-school learners — in one conversation.
Identify up to two students, complete the Academy onboarding form, and we build and confirm the trial timetable with you before lessons begin.
Confirm the Blueprint and Distinction groups, which subjects you staff internally, and sign an annual agreement that holds £29.17/hr across both secondaries ahead of the 2026/27 increase.
Curriculum brief built with your leads, teacher scheduled, timetable approved — onboarding takes ~5 working days, so the September Blueprint pathway starts clean.
Let's spend 30 minutes together — both leads on the call — scoping the cohorts, the trial, and a trust agreement that locks this year's rate.
Book a working sessionRoss Clements · Purple Ruler · ross.c@purpleruler.com
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